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SUMMARY:Crucible of Hell: Okinawa the Last Great Battle of the Second World War
DESCRIPTION:From award-winning historian Saul David\, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa – the last great clash of the Second World War\, and one that had profound consequences for the modern world. For eighty-three blood-soaked days\, the fighting on the island of Okinawa plumbed depths of savagery as bad as anything seen on the Eastern Front. When it was over\, almost a quarter of a million people had lost their lives\, making it by far the bloodiest US battle of the Pacific.\nIn Okinawa\, the death toll included thousands of civilians lost to mass suicide\, convinced by Japanese propaganda that they would otherwise be raped and murdered by the enemy. On the US side\, David argues that the horror of the battle ultimately determined President Truman’s choice to use atomic bombs in August 1945. It is a brutal\, heart-rending story\, and one David tells with masterly attention to detail: the cramped cockpit of a kamikaze plane\, the claustrophobic gun turret of a warship under attack\, and a half-submerged foxhole amidst the squalor and battle detritus.\nThe narrative follows generals\, presidents and emperors\, as well as the humbler experiences of ordinary servicemen and families on both sides\, and the Okinawan civilians who were caught so tragically between the warring parties. Using graphic eyewitness accounts and declassified documents from archives in three continents\, Saul David illuminates a shocking chapter of history that is too often missing from Western-centric narratives of the Second World War.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/crucible-of-hell-okinawa-the-last-great-battle-of-the-second-world-war/
LOCATION:Croft Hall\, Croft Hall\, The Croft\, Hungerford\, RG17 0HY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Ninth Cross: Local author J. Karst in the bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Local author Jana Little who writes under the name J. Kast will be in the Hungerford Bookshop to tell us about her new novel The Ninth Cross which was inspired by true events.\nNot all murderers die and rot in the grave: some weave their ghostly ruin through the ages. In the UK\, young brides are dropping dead at the altar\, and only one man can put an end to it: retired detective Vava Terberk from the Czech Republic. He has been waiting for this moment\, and now he is on the hunt.\nJoin us for a glass of wine as the author tells us about writing the book and signs copies.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/the-ninth-cross-local-author-j-karst-in-the-bookshop/
LOCATION:Hungerford Book Shop\, Rose of Hungerford\, Canal Walk\, Hungerford\, RG17 0EQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Clover Stroud talks to Sarah Langford about ‘My Wild & Sleepless Nights: A Mother’s Story’
DESCRIPTION:Mother to five children\, Clover Stroud has navigated family life across two decades\, both losing and finding herself. In her touching\, provocative and profoundly insightful book\, she captures a sense of what motherhood really feels like – how intense\, sensuous\, joyful\, boring\, profound and dark it can be. My Wild and Sleepless Nights examines what it means to be a mother\, and reveals with unflinching honesty the many conflicting emotions that this entails: the joy and the wonder\, the loneliness and despair. Charting the course of one year\, the first in her youngest child’s life\, Clover searches for answers to questions that many of us would be too afraid to admit to – not only about motherhood\, but also about female sexuality and identity. Her story will speak to all mothers\, and anyone about to embark on that journey.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/clover-stroud-talks-to-sarah-langford-about-my-wild-sleepless-nights-a-mothers-story/
LOCATION:Hungerford Town Hall\, High Street\,\, Hungerford\, Berkshire\, RG17 0NF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Little Book Jamboree
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate World Book Day earlier in the week we are holding a day of events and activities for children.\nWe’ll have a book hunt throughout the town\, a children’s book swap (a great opportunity to refresh their book shelves for free)\, activities in the library/hub and authors reading from their books – see below for timetable.\nWe are encouraging children to wear their World Book Day costumes (because once is never enough for dressing up) and they will of course be able to swap their WBD vouchers for the special £1 books which will be on display in the bookshop. \nVarious age groups per event between 5 – 12.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/little-book-jamboree/
LOCATION:Hungerford Book Shop\, Rose of Hungerford\, Canal Walk\, Hungerford\, RG17 0EQ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Max Hastings talks about 'Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943'
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back Sir Max Hastings – one the UK’s finest military historians. This year he will be talking about his brand new history of the Dambuster’s raid. Operation Chastise\, the destruction of the Mohne and Eder dams in north-west Germany by the RAF’s 617 Squadron on the night of 16/17 May 1943\, was an epic that has passed into Britain’s national legend. Max Hastings grew up embracing the story\, the classic 1955 movie and the memory of Guy Gibson\, the 24-year-old wing-commander who led the raid. In the 21st Century\, however\, he urges that we should see the dambusters in much more complex shades.\nMore detail is available on the link.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/max-hastings-talks-about-chastise-the-dambusters-story-1943/
LOCATION:Herongate Club\, Herongate Club\, Charnham Park\, Hungerford\, RG17 0YU\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Mick Herron in conversation with Dominick Donald
DESCRIPTION:The creator of the comic Jackson Lamb spy thrillers talks to Crime writer Dominck Donald about his hit books\, including his new release ‘Joe Country’. ‘We’re spies\,’ said Lamb. ‘All kinds of outlandish shit goes on.’Like the ringing of a dead man’s phone\, or an unwelcome guest at a funeral…\nMore detail is available on the link.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/mick-herron-in-conversation-with-dominick-donald/
LOCATION:Croft Hall\, Croft Hall\, The Croft\, Hungerford\, RG17 0HY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Our Man in New York: The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War – Henry Hemming
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back author Henry Hemming who gave a brilliant talk for the bookshop a couple of uears ago for his hugely popular book\, ‘M: Maxwell Knght\, MI5’s Greatest Spymaster’. His new book is the gripping story of a propaganda campaign like no other: the covert British operation to manipulate American public opinion and bring the US into the Second World War. \nMore detail is available on the link.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/our-man-in-new-york-the-british-plot-to-bring-america-into-the-second-world-war-henry-hemming/
LOCATION:Croft Hall\, Croft Hall\, The Croft\, Hungerford\, RG17 0HY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190906T193000
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SUMMARY:Robert Harris talks to Jon Snow about his new novel The Second Sleep
DESCRIPTION:The author of twelve bestselling books\, Robert Harris never fails to draw a crowd. He will be interviewed about his newly published novel by Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow. 1468. A young priest\, Christopher Fairfax\, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts – coins\, fragments of glass\, human bones – which the old parson used to collect. \nDid his obsession with the past lead to his death? As Fairfax is drawn more deeply into the isolated community\, everything he believes – about himself\, his faith and the history of his world – is tested to destruction. The author will be interviewed about his new novel before taking questions from the audience\, and signing his books. Your ticket includes a copy of the book. \nWe have teamed-up with Honesty Cafe that is now in the Herongate. Attendees of this event can enjoy a pre-talk supper and receive 10% off. Just give them a call on 07796 983593 to book your table. Please mention the event.
URL:https://daretowrite.org/event/robert-harris-talks-to-jon-snow-about-his-new-novel-the-second-sleep/
LOCATION:Herongate Club\, Herongate Club\, Charnham Park\, Hungerford\, RG17 0YU\, United Kingdom
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